System and method for improving presentation skills

a presentation skill and system technology, applied in the field of human presentation skills, can solve the problems of affecting the individual's relationship development, academic success, professional advancement, and difficulty in applying the lessons learned from the app to real-life situations, so as to improve the presentation skill, improve the eye contact skill, and improve the effect of presentation skills
US20160019801A1Inactive Publication Date: 2016-01-21AUTISMSEES
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
AUTISMSEES
Publication Date
2016-01-21
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A system and method for improving social and presentation skills of persons with a social communication disorder such as Autism. Social anxiety or a lack of confidence, the method including: rendering and displaying on a display device a presentation script for an oral presentation to be made by a user; monitoring eye movement of the user during the oral presentation to measure a user's pupil movement and / or a user's gaze direction; displaying an indicia on a separate display screen and / or an upper portion of the display device; periodically displaying within the presentation script a visual prompt to cue the user to look at the indicia; measuring eye movement using eye tracking software and / or an eye tracking device, at occurrence of the visual prompt; and evaluating whether the user made eye contact with the indicia when prompted.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 833,303 filed on Jun. 10, 2013, which is incorporated by reference as if set forth herein in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] A system and method provides improved human presentation skills and, more particularly, increases eye contact, speech fluency, presentation skills, and vocabulary of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Individuals, especially young adults and older teens afflicted with ASD, often have problems communicating with other individuals, especially with audiences or groups of people. For many individuals with ASD, the consequences of the disorder may manifest as, inter alia, difficulties in making eye-to-eye contact, in presenting ideas fluently, and in socializing and engaging with others. The short- and long-term effect of these social skills deficits may hinder the individual's relationship d...

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